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A public health advocate first sounded the alarm recently, saying several doctors were prescribing medicines from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for expensive gifts including luxury vehicles.

The Department of Health has since issued a circular, warning that such doctors could face suspension or revocation of their license.

Whether Bell-Kenz products have a special Star Wars-like “force” or efficacy has yet to be determined. Health officials have warned that prescribing the company’s products instead of tested ones that have undergone proper vetting by relevant agencies could endanger public health care. The effects of El Niño phenomenon, or the long dry spell in our country continue to wreak havoc in our normal daily living. Our neighboring countries Thailand and Bangladesh are likewise not spared from this...

The country marks World Immunization Week as outbreaks of pertussis or whooping cough continue to be reported in different regions, posing threats particularly to infants.

 

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